Blyth, E., 1862. On Rhinoceros crossii. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 9: 243
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma) |
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Distribution - Records |
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Sumatran Rhino |
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Letter sent from Maulmein, 10 May 1862. My host at this place is a great sportsman, and some noble trophies of the chase hang in his verandah; but what fixed my attention was the head of R. sumatranus, with a development of horns which I had never imagined to occur in this species ; and the resemblance of the much-curved anterior horn to that of Gray's supposed species, R. Crossii, struck me at once. Conversing with my host on this subject, he remarked that he took a similar head to England (where it now adorns his family hall), with the front horn at least 3 inches longer, and still more curved.
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On Rhinoceros crossii
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